What is CVE-2016-0140?

CVE-2016-0140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-0140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-0140

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory C…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.360 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010
Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010
Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

MS16-054 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
1035819 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
89953 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0140?: CVE-2016-0140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-0140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.